Combination lavatory, kitchen, and laundry apparatus.



, PATENTD Nov. 6 19,06. w. c. JAMES.

COMBINATION LAVATORY, KITCHEN, AND LAU NDRY APPARATUS. APPLIoA'rIoN Hmm JUNI: ao. 1905.

Z SHEETS-SHEET l` PTBNTED Nov. 6, 1906.

W. G. JAMES.

TGHEN, AND LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

COMBINATION LAVAIDRY, KI

Arruouzol FILED JUNI: so, 1905. v

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT zoEEioE.

. WILLARD C. JAMES, lOF LOS ANGELES, CALI`F ()Itl\TIA.

COMBINATION LAVAII'OI'IY,l KITHEN, AND LAUNDRY APPARATUSl Specification of Letters Patent. Application nog Jim. 30,1905. suini No. 261,704.

Patented Nov. 6, 1 906,

' To'aZZZ whom it mayconcern,.-`

Be it-kn'own that I, WILLARD C. JAMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, ,in the county of Los Angeles and` pact form ready for practicall immediate and instant use numerous house eeping con-- veniences, whereby a portion of a single apartment may be unobtrusively .supplied with the furnitureof alavatory, kitchen, and

laundry.v In carryin outthis invention I provide means where Aallv of the varibus rconvenieices of a was stand, sink, and washtub can be embodied in a single apparatus, together with other conveniences and appliances, thereby reatl' economizing room and avoiding muc trou` le and'lossl of timeto the user and also expense. of plumbing. I provide a rotatable device havingy a lurality of appliances adapted `for use with) the tub or sink 1 and means for-holding said device in various positions for 'use-in'" conjunction with or inde- .pen dentl of the tub.

A furt er object of the invention is toprovide a convenientdrain-board for use with the' washtub which will be out of the Way when thesink is in use.

f Another`l object isto rovide a readily-accessible board that can e used as a moldingboard or bread-board when desired and which willbe 'out of the way except when adjusted for u se and which will be out of sight when the apparatus is adjusted for use as a lavatory. Y

I provide the apparatus with admin-board which can be adjusted for use with either 'the sink or the tub and which affords an ornamental and finished appearance for the apparats when the same is adjusted to serve'as a lavatory. vSuch apparatus preferably consists in a rotatable device having `diferent appliances of utility which are revoluble to and' away A om the tub and sin tend out evenwith the front side of the tub.`

bring them into positionfor use, and said device isarran ed to oscillate to brin it a aiilist a so make provision for ashelf or drain-board at that yend of the tub o posite the movable utilitarian device, whic shelf or board may exand will be covered over by the sink whenthe same is swung out of the tub and which forms av hollow cover therefor to serve as a vreceptacle for dishes or other articles the housekeeper may wish to temgorarily conceal or put out of the way. drain-board may be hinged and held b a detachable fastening, so as to be dro pe out of.

the way, and it may be adjustab e to drain intothe sinkwhen 'the lsink is in use; but in aid shelf or' the accompanying drawings Ihave shown it as a'iixed'and solid shel derstood, however, that I do not limit the construction to the forni v'shown nor to hinging the sink to the tub, for in some instances the sinkl of the combined tub and sink may be free from the tuband simply constructed` to be lifted out of and returned to the tub as occasion requires'. l A feature 'of one part of this invention is the provision of an oscillating frame carryin `a i'evoluble vutilitarian device and arrange adjacent autensil-as a tub or sink,for in- ;stance-with which itis adaptedfor use, the 'same serving to hold the utilitarian device inposition for use when such device is oscil- "lated towardit and to allow it to revolve when the device is oscillated from'it.

The oscillating frame or support for such device is arranged to lean against the tub or other utensil, which thus serves as a support l therefor when in positionl for use, and a ledg'e I lpiojecting from the Wall serves as a support l for a corner of the device at the'saniie time.. -Cain' means for automatically oscillating the device ,in one direction when thfe device is lmanually oscillated in the other direction may be fastened to the wall -and jointed to the frame, being formed in twomembers to allow flexible movement and yet guide the frame and hold it from falling or moving when oscillated too far forward.

The utilitarian device is preferably ii three'- sided prism, the shaft on which it revolves being coaxial of the prism and arallel with the adjacent wall, and the mol ing-board is arranged on the side or face that is next. the wall when the washbowl is u perinost. By this arrangement when the siiioldiIig-board -is not adjusted for use it always stands in an inverted.- sition, in which 1t is protected. from sett g dust. optelling, matter 4ofiany kind and is concealed when the lavatory a plianceis"-'adjusted for use, and whent e drain-board is adjusted for use therslanty of the molding-board is downward toward the- IOO wall, out of the Way of the clothing of the housewife. however, to a three-sided prism. The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus with the parts in position for using the washbowl, washtub, and drain-board for the washtub. Fig. 2 is a fragmental side elevation showinfr a movable utilitarian device in the form o? a revoluble ,combination washbowl, drain-board, and molding-board for bread and cake, which is at the left hand in Fig. 1 This view also shows the oscillating support for said combination washbowl, drain-board, and molding-board. Figq is an end elevation from the left of Figs. 1 and 2, showing the parts in the same position shown in said views. The dotted lines indicate the position ofthe combination washbowl, drain-board, and molding-board when oscillated forward in position for revolving to bring either member desired to the top. Fig. l is a sectional detail illustrating features of construction of the revolving washbowl, drain-board, and molding-board. Fig. 5 is a fragmental plan of the cani for oscillating the revolving wash:-

bo'wl, drain-boardJ and moldingeboard. Fig. 6 is a i'raginental vertical longitudinal sec- 'tional view of the apparatus on line x6 as with parts in position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a fragrn ental view showing the revolving device oscillated'into position for revolving7 the drain-board being uppermost and the revolv-ing device ready to be oscillated .back into position for use of said drain-bo ard. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line w xs, Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a iraginental sectional detail on the line indicated by fc", Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a fraginental sectional detail on the line x1", Fig. 6. Fig. 11 is a plan of the camar-m, its bracket, and a fragment of the oscil lating frame.

In Figs. 2, 3, 7, and 8 the apparatus is shown as it would appear when the sink is adjusted for use as a sink. 1 designates a washtub, which in ay be of porcelain-lined metal construction and supported b y a bracket or standard fi the usual manner. 3 designates the supporting or adjacent wall, and L1 the iioor. 5 designates a sink which is preferably pivoted or hinged at 6 to one side of the tub 1, so as to enable it to beturned down into the tub, as shown in Fig. 7 in full lines, a ledge or rim 7 on the sink then resting on the top of ythe tub. lil/Then said sink is not in use as a sink, it can be turned up and over to lthe inverted horizon-tal position shown in Fig. 6 in solid lines for use as a drain-board for the washtub, its farther end then resting on a suitable support, such as'a ledge S on the ad jacent wall 3. This support is so positioned that the bottom of the sink, which in this position is uppermost, will be slightly inclined tens/asd the tab, so that when drippingclothes I do not limit the construction,

are placed thereony the drainage therefrom will run back into the tub.

The sink 5 is provided with a'drainage-funnel or outlet-nipple 9, which when thesink is turned down irposition within the washtub enters the top of a duct 10, formed on the inside of one end'wall of the wash-tub, said du'et being continued below the tub and connecting with the outlet or drainage tube 11 of the tub at aoint below the bottom of ythe tub, so that the rainage from the sink does not enter the tub. 4The drainage-outlet 11 is adapted to entirely ,empt the tub because it opens upwardly on a lyevel with the bottom thereof. At the adjacent end of the tub is mounted a revoluble utilitarian device 12, which serves interchangeably as a bowl, a drain-board., and molding-board, the same being mounted on a shaft 13, which is supported in bearings 14 15 on an oscillating frame 16, mounted at 16 to oscillate on oscillating standards or rockers 162, loosely secured to the loor at a ixed point by bolts 163.

The device 12 is triangular or three-sided, the sides thereof extending substantially parallel with its axis of rotation, being formed on its respective sides with the three articles above enumerated and is rovided on each side with an extension or le ge 17, vthat can be projected over the edge or rim of the washtub 1 and also sink 5 to hold the device 12 from rotation'. Said device is movable longitudinally and laterally and is fixed to and revolves with said shaft, so as to enable it to be withdrawn from the tub and from the wall or other obstacle sufficiently to clear the same and to thereupon be rotated.

One face or side ofthe triangular device 12 is formed with a wash bowl 19, this side being also preferably formed with a peripheral or external lip or bead 20. The shaft 13 is partly tubular, being formed as a ipe or conduit 21 from the washbowl to the vuct 10, and the washbowl drains therethrough.

22 designates a valve in the tubular shaft or'pipe 13, controlled by a handle 23, to retain water in and to release it from the washbowl.

A ledge or shehc 24 may Aextend from the wall 3 to proximity with the inner edge of the top face of the rotatable device 12, and the faces of said device may be all of such di1nension as to worl-r. into close proximity to said shelf.

In order to allow luble device to rest against such ledgel in working condition oi the apparatus and to be withdrawn therefrom to enable the device to be revolved, the device 12 is movable later ally toward and from the wall 3 as well as longitudinally toward and from the tub. For this purpose the oscillating frame is. pivoted in bearings at 16, and the shaft 13 enters the duet 10 through a segmental opening or slot 25, elongated in a direction transverse to the wall, sob as to permit lateral movement of the IOO IIC

the top edge of the revo` l oscillating device, said movement being lon-- gitudinal of the slot.

c designates cam means toy effect the longitudinal movement as a resultant of thelateral tened to the wall 3.

' In order to enable the device to be used equally well with right and left hand arrangement of' the apparatus, the slot 25 extends epally on eit er sideof the. duct v10- into W ch the, washbowl-drain 21 discharges. Upon oscillation of the frame 16 away from the wall by means 0f handle h the cam c at the same time will move the revoluble device awa from the tub;

hen the revoluble deviceis in working position, the ledge 17 rests over the topl of the tub erover the top of the sink, as e case may be, and on drawing the device 1-2 outwardlyolr away from the wall the cam will move the device 12 longitudinally away from the tub, thus removing the ledge 17 from the tub suiiicien'tly to allow rotation of the device12. .32'designates a water-supply means which may be-formed as a combination-faucet for hotand cold water, provided with hot and cold water valves 33 34 fandwith a pivoted outlet-tube 35, which cany be swung overthe washbowl or washtub, as may be desired,` and can also be swung back against the wall if necessary.

a or apartments where the room is limited and where the housekeeper desires occasionally the use of laundry conveniences. For general purposes the sink will be lowered toposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and will then .serve all the purposes of an ordinary kitchen-sink, 'the drain-board being brought into uppermost position when washing dishes, &c.

When the use of a washbowl is desired, it is only necessary to pull the *device 12 outwardly and turn it, as above stated, to bring the washbowl u ermost and then slide it back. If a. molding-board is desired, the other face of the device 12 is turned uppermost, said device being held from rotation in any one of the three positions by means of the ledge 17 engagin over the to of the tub or sink. The revolu le device is eld in normal inclined position by the ledge 17 and by gravity, being constructed to incline vtoward the wall 3 when atl rest, the means for accomplishing this being the frame 1 6, pivoted at' 16 and moving 'back and forth in segmental It is desirable that the tubular-,shaft 13' should have a sufficient incline or di toward .the tub to insure drainage of said s aft, and this inclinationof the shaft will also result inv the required inclination of the'drain-board,

The device is especially applicata in flats and the corresponding inclination of the washbowl and molding-board will notgenerally be sufficient to be noticeable or to cause inconvenience. If, however, greater inclination for the drain-board side of the del vice is desiredv than for the other two sides of the device, this may be secured by means of an expedient shown in, Fig. 7, .wherein the outer arm f of the oscillating frame 16 is longer thany the inner arm f When it is desired to use the wash-tub the member 12 is oscillated endwise away the tub and the sink is -turned over to Pos1- tion shown in Figs. 1 and 6, thebottom of the sink then forming a drain-board on which the saturated laundrycan placed. At' same time. either lthe drain-board or Ithe washbowl can be brought up ermost at theother side ofA the tub, the wasli a convenient rinsing or washing adjunct in connection with the washtub.

The a paratus may be otherwise variously modifie without departing from .the spirit ofthe invention. I

1. A Washtub, and a member movabl'y. mounted at one side of the same, and provided with" a' washbowl and drain-board, said member being movable relative to the tub to bring the washbowl and drain-board alternatively into uppermost position adjacent to the tub.

2. A' wa'shtub and a me'mber rotatively mounted at one end of the same provided on '100 portions thereof brought alternativelyinto uppermost position on rotation of the mem-4 ber, with a washbowl and a drain-board.'

bowl forming y 3. A washtub and a member rotativelymounted at one end of the same, provided on portions brought alternately into up er,-

most position on rotation'of the mem er, with a washbowl, drain-board and moldingboard, and means for causing inclination of the said member toward the tub whenthe drain-board is uppermost. v

and a utilitarian device mounted to move toj lio 4. The -combination with atub, of a supward' and from the other side of the tub and provided with a flat surface adapted to beinclined towardthe tub and having a ledge to overhang the tub and sink' when in normal position. f

5. A sink, a sup o'rt secured'at a' fixedpoint and a rotatable n device mounted on said support to oscillate toward and from the sink, said device being provided with a plurality of useful appliances on various sides thereof and having `a ledge to fit over the tub for sinkA to hold the device-from rotation.

6. 'A sink and' a' rotatable device provided with a plurality of-useful appliances on various sides of the device, an oscillating support for said device, said device provided With a part adapted to normally .engage the sink to yprevent rotation of said device.

7 A sink and an oscillating rotatable device VY5 normally in eneagement,therewith and pro,- vrided With a plurality of'useul appliances on various sides of the device, an oscillating U support for the device, and means automatically oscillating the device longitudinally io out of engagementvvith the same, said means being adapted to be operated by a lateral movement of the device.

8. A sinkand an oscillating rotatable device normaliy in engagement therewith and provided ivith a plurality oi useful appliances on various sides of the device, an oscillating support for the -zlevice and cam means movingsaid support out of engagement with the sink. ze Atub provided with a drain and a slot opening thereinto, a device oscillating longitudinally of said slot provided with a bowl, anda pipe leading` irmn the bowl through said slot.

25 10. A tub provided with a drain and a slot opening into the drain, a hollow slial't in the slot, a bowl mounted on and opening into the hollow shaft, arid support Vfor oscillating the sha-it and bowl iongii udinally of the slot.

3,0 i1. A frame, rockers on which the frame is pivotsd. a revo' de device on the trame and r use wi th the device and ld the same in position for use,

said roel-ers adapted to bring the device into 'iger ement with said tub.

il', tub adjacent thereto and a mov into the tub in normal t sinh, and also arranged ie shell" in inverted horizontal umher contents of the shelf.

, a ledge thereon, a rotatable de u ality el' faces adapted to .i a substantially horizontal ntV uses, oscillating su normally holding the r with a corner against it to oscillate from the i the device.-

in one position n a horizontal posif :.cvicc rotatable in. a r side of the tub s appiiances adapted mit and provided with said device in a noninto one movabliT i said opening, and

the drain.,

port being movable toward and from the drain. 6 5

16. The oscillating frame, the rockers upon Which it is mounted, the Wall, the ledge, the tub, the device rotatable in a vertical plane mounted on the frame and normally resting against'the ledge and tub, 'appliances secured 7o to the periphery of said device and cam means connecting the wall and frame substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17. A vertically-rotatable device in the form of a three-sided prism a plurality of the 7 5 sides being provided with means ad aptcd l'or use with a tub or sink and a molding-board 'forming another of said sid es.

1S. A Wall, a sink adjacent the wall and a rotatable three-sided prism connected with So thewall and adapted for use with the sink, one of said sides being provided with a molding-board and another with a washbowl, said bowl and board being arranged to bring the board adjacentvthe wall when the bowl is 85 uppermost.

19. A device provided with a plurality ot articles secured vto the sides thereof, said dcvice being rotatable in a vertici l plan(` to bring various articles in the uppermost posi- 9o tion, a'support for said device, said support adapted to oscillate said device from a rearward to a forward position, and a rest posil'ioned to allow said' device to lean there against in the rearward position. 9 5

20. A tub provided with a slot opening thereinto, a device rotatable in a vertical plane and provided with a plurality of' sides extending parallel to the axis thereof, a howl on one ol' saidV sides, a pipe leading from said me bowl through said slot, a support for said rotatable device, said support allowing said' device to move longitudinally ot said slot in a forward and rearward direction, and a rest positioned to allow said device to loan thcro- :o5 against in its rearmost position.

21. A device provided with a plurality of articles mounted thereon, one vt which is a drain-board, said device being rotatabh` in a vertical plane to successively bring said arirc ticles into the uppermost position, :i support for said device, said support being movable rearwardly and forwardly; a tub at the side of said device, an arm extending laterally from said support, and cam means a t the end 1 15 of vsaid arm, said support being movable toward and from the tub in response to the operation of said cam means.

ln' testimony,whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Los Angeles, Californim this 124th I 2O day oiiJune, 1905.

VVILLARD (l. JA MES.

ln presence oie- .Janus R.. TowNsEND, Jurre TowNsnND. 

